Thursday, January 05, 2006
Congress to Crack Down on Free Health Care for Illegal Aliens?
New York Times columnist Bob Herbert is outraged that the budget reconciliation bill, which will be voted on in February, actually requires proof of U.S. citizenship be demonstrated before receiving Medicaid services. Right now, a mere "four states check for citizenship before awarding Medicaid."
Once anyone asks for any government benefit, including all the translation services now demanded of health care providers, it seems only fair to determine if the applicant is legally entitled to receive it. If Herbert thinks the United States taxpayer should pay for unlimited free health care to everyone in the world who sneaks into the United States, he should say so.
|posted by Jim on 9:12 PM|
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